Big rig crash snarls North County traffic

A big rig, which overturned on Interstate 5 in
Carlsbad, injuring two people, blocking freeway lanes and spilling diesel fuel,
turned the morning commute into a real nightmare for some North County
motorists, authorities said.

A SigAlert was issued when the CHP shut down three of the freeway's
four lanes. As of 10:45 a.m., all lanes have reopened to traffic,
according to the CHP.

The crash occurred on the southbound side of the freeway, just north of
Tamarack Avenue, around 7:15 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
Paramedics took the two injured victims to the hospital, said a
dispatcher for the Carlsbad Fire Department.

Traffic was also backed up to El Camino Real for a time on westbound
Highway 78, which feeds into I-5, the CHP reported.

A county Hazmat team was called to clean up about 15 gallons of diesel
fuel spilled from the big rig, the CHP reported.